Fielder v. Stonack

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

WILENTZ, C.J.

In Tice v. Cramer, 133 N.J. 347, 627 A.2d 1090 (1993), we decided that the Tort Claims Act provides immunity to police officers whose negligence in pursuing a fleeing automobile causes it to injure third parties. We based our conclusion on the history of the Act, its New Jersey common-law antecedents, its California precedents, and the legislative intent not to impede such pursuit by the threat of civil liability if accidents occur. In this ease, the material facts are essentially the same except for the coincidence that the officer’s…